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. >> the reagan defense is awesome. rg3 is phenomenal. coming to my first nfl game. >> on their home turf, scans fans believed they had a little luck on their side. it is the battle of the beltway. e battle to the because we have to take the steps to get there and we're going to do it. opposing teams of baltimore, we love them, we wish them the best, but on another sunday. ravens fans brought good charms with them, layer after layer. >> that's it. >> apparently all the good luck them goodot bring on the field. it is the redskins' nation that gets bragging rights tonight. fans of both teams it braved e rain and bundled up, but a on the way. let's get right over to our meteorologist who will tell us awayis rain is going anytime soon. we have another day of cloudy rain, but the big difference tomorrow is the temperatures. wait until you see what is on the way. chilly outside right now. 45 in cumberland as we look at our satellite and radar. there are that showers -- the moving intoivity cumberland and hagerstown. this is all living off towar
. >> the reagan defense is awesome. rg3 is phenomenal. coming to my first nfl game. >> on their home turf, scans fans believed they had a little luck on their side. it is the battle of the beltway. e battle to the because we have to take the steps to get there and we're going to do it. opposing teams of baltimore, we love them, we wish them the best, but on another sunday. ravens fans brought good charms with them, layer after layer. >> that's it. >> apparently all the...
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it may not look like it, we are voting on the defense authorize age built. my job is to get from here to there before they close it and senator udall will follow me and give you a more proper talk. let me first say welcome to the rest of the colorado delegation and welcome to everyone who is here from colorado and welcome to washington, d.c., for this great night. all i want to say is thank you. there are people back in colorado who made it possible from officials working on the white river national forest to our native american friends and congressman tipton mentioned, to ben nighthorse campbell, who drove this truck across the country in a mack truck. those who are familiar or not familiar with a mack truck don't think it will fit, but he made it happen. when it came to denver, my kids' first question was, dad, why can't you drive that truck? so thank you for that, senator campbell. and i want to say a profound thank you to speaker boehner and for the architect of the capitol who organized this event. this was a ton of work for a lot of people in our state
it may not look like it, we are voting on the defense authorize age built. my job is to get from here to there before they close it and senator udall will follow me and give you a more proper talk. let me first say welcome to the rest of the colorado delegation and welcome to everyone who is here from colorado and welcome to washington, d.c., for this great night. all i want to say is thank you. there are people back in colorado who made it possible from officials working on the white river...
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host: that is defense and nondefense? guest: defense and non-defense. armageddon, words like that to not apply here. -- do not apply here. guest: you still have to do it in a more thoughtful way over a more protracted period of time. guest: the overstatement by the guest: the overstatement by the aerospace industry
host: that is defense and nondefense? guest: defense and non-defense. armageddon, words like that to not apply here. -- do not apply here. guest: you still have to do it in a more thoughtful way over a more protracted period of time. guest: the overstatement by the guest: the overstatement by the aerospace industry
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we also have the defense cuts, he sequester replacement legislation, which would replace defense cuts with cuts to other parts of the government. we have that bill ready. within that is where we need to go. >> i would give the rest of my time to the audience. here are the basic ground rules we usually imposed. if you have your hand up, he will find you. please wait for the microphone. say who you are in your organization. and put your protest statement in the form of a question. we will start in the front. >> david grant, "christian science monitor." to get back to your point about putting conservative policies into something families understand, one thing that has been discussed in the aftermath of the election is immigration. i wonder what you have thought about, whether you have discussed it in the irs see -- in the rsc, and whether you have discussed a legalization process for people here illegally, which seems to be the main sticking point between the parties in the past. >> we have got some great members of rsc that are interested in being in this debate in the next congress. i
we also have the defense cuts, he sequester replacement legislation, which would replace defense cuts with cuts to other parts of the government. we have that bill ready. within that is where we need to go. >> i would give the rest of my time to the audience. here are the basic ground rules we usually imposed. if you have your hand up, he will find you. please wait for the microphone. say who you are in your organization. and put your protest statement in the form of a question. we will...
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. >> a shocking nfl tragedy leaves one player dead and defensive line lineman josh brent faces charges. how did it happen? what does the dallas cowboys front office say about the players? >> the flu is on the way. health officials warning of a looming crisis. why they say we could see the worst outbreak of the flu in nearly a decade. coming up, how to protect yourself and your loved ones. we'll tell you about that in "sunday house call." can i help you? i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only wayo camp. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. save on ground shipping at fedex office. military families face, we understan at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help
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but in mcafee's defense, he probably did kill his neighbor. charles: he could be charlie sheen's friend. that would be a sight to see. thank you, we will talk to you later. meanwhile, while everyone is worried about the economy plunging over the cliff, it looks like the funding for medical devices has already fallen over the cliff. investors are now pulling the plug. >> they make heart comes and stands and prosthetic devices for returning soldiers. they make devices to work on brain tumors. what is happening is that obamacare, we are finding all sorts of odd taxes that are coming out. now, we are seeing the medical device tax is a big one. basically, this is a tax that will hit the medical industry, and it doesn't hit profits, it hits their sales. charles: the products that keep us alive and help us, by the way, when you say there is not going to be attacks a tax on the middle class, this taxes every person that may ever have to go to a hospital and meet one of these devices. >> yes, that's right. 43,000 jobs cut possibly in this industry. thi
but in mcafee's defense, he probably did kill his neighbor. charles: he could be charlie sheen's friend. that would be a sight to see. thank you, we will talk to you later. meanwhile, while everyone is worried about the economy plunging over the cliff, it looks like the funding for medical devices has already fallen over the cliff. investors are now pulling the plug. >> they make heart comes and stands and prosthetic devices for returning soldiers. they make devices to work on brain...
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have the coast guard and its service members greater parity with the counterparts in the department of defense, something we've worked very hard to achieve. h.r. 2838 has reforms and improvements to the coast guard's acquisition programs and activities. the bill encourages job growth in the maritime sector by cutting e.p.a., t.s.a. and coast guard regulatory burdens on small businesses. finally, the bill enhances the security of u.s. vessels and cruise transiting high-risk waters, re-authorizes the national security aspects of the maritime administration for fiscal year 2013, and makes several important improvements to noaa's marine debris program, as noted by mr. larsen. h.r. 2838 was put together in cooperation with the minority and with our counterparts in the senate. i'd like to thank mr. mica, chairman of the full committee, i'd like to thank mr. rahall, the ranking member of the full committee, but i especially want to thank mr. larsen. we've had i think a model for how a committee or a subcommittee should operate. we've been focused on results. we've been focused on incorporating good i
have the coast guard and its service members greater parity with the counterparts in the department of defense, something we've worked very hard to achieve. h.r. 2838 has reforms and improvements to the coast guard's acquisition programs and activities. the bill encourages job growth in the maritime sector by cutting e.p.a., t.s.a. and coast guard regulatory burdens on small businesses. finally, the bill enhances the security of u.s. vessels and cruise transiting high-risk waters, re-authorizes...
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then the defense cuts to replace the defense cut. we have that bill ready. >> i am going to give the rest of my time to the audience. here are the basic ground rules -- if you have your hand up, we will id with a microphone. when you get a microphone, say to you are an organization. and to your protest statement in the form of a question. [laughter] we will start right here in the fork -- 5. >> and david grant. christian times monitor. one thing that has been discussed is immigration. i am wondering what you think about how the conversation has gone so far with in your party and whether there is something you could support that involves some sort of legalization process for people already here legally, which seems to be the main sticking point. >> we have some great members of rc that are interested in being involved into this debate. i think you will see that debate escalates in the next congress. i will mention role -- raoul labrador and -- this is what he did before he came to congress. the fact that you have strong conservative v
then the defense cuts to replace the defense cut. we have that bill ready. >> i am going to give the rest of my time to the audience. here are the basic ground rules -- if you have your hand up, we will id with a microphone. when you get a microphone, say to you are an organization. and to your protest statement in the form of a question. [laughter] we will start right here in the fork -- 5. >> and david grant. christian times monitor. one thing that has been discussed is...
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the defense department succeeds all other areas of government. everybody supports our defense. i believe are most important national interest is our own people and putting the funding into rebuilding the urban areas of the united states and bringing poor people up to a standard of living where they can get by. we spent over $300 billion on iraq and afghanistan. guest: the caller is correct when he talks about china. they are just barely beginning to use aircraft carriers and things like this. they are much more focused at home. it is of concern a rise in china but not at the level of the united states. that is a concern. it is a time for real debate in this country about where we go. it is time to relook at our national priorities. everybody thinks the pentagon is on the table. host: that is why we are focusing on this morning, focusing in on the pentagon and sequestration. that call it put the figure of the wars at $300 billion. guest: i think it is higher. it probably goes higher than that number. host: overall? guest: the oco funding got up to about $170 billion at its highe
the defense department succeeds all other areas of government. everybody supports our defense. i believe are most important national interest is our own people and putting the funding into rebuilding the urban areas of the united states and bringing poor people up to a standard of living where they can get by. we spent over $300 billion on iraq and afghanistan. guest: the caller is correct when he talks about china. they are just barely beginning to use aircraft carriers and things like this....
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the non-defense part of that makes up about $38 billion. guest: of the mandatory past to do with the program's beneficiaries are committed to receiving by law. host: if this happens, let's begin with what is not on the table. guest: military pay, veterans' benefits, a lot of what would be called social welfare programs, like food stamps, or the snap. a social security, medicare is exempt. there are also federal salaries that cannot be effected. host: there are a lot of cuts that would go through it sequestration happens, but what are some of the big ones that people would notice? guest: in october, a ranking member of the house committee had detailed projections. remember, agencies have been prohibited from acting them out in detail, so a lot of projections come from congress and interest groups. this house appropriations letter details above 24,000 jobs. talk about 3000 fbi employees. it talked about a head start programs -- 100,000 fewer children been involved -- and rolled. it took about women's health programs. about 45,000 low-income w
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not any weapon is appropriate for self defense in the home. all the supreme court said is that you have a right to have a handgun in your home for self defense. they didn't say you have a right to have any kind of gun like an assault weapon and didn't say you have any right to take that gun out on to the public street and carry it with you. there are still a lot of questions to be answered by the supreme court on the scope of the second alternate. at least today as we understand it it does not ban from limiting magazines. >> background searches, limiting sale of semiautomatics and restrictions on hidden carry you don't think would be barred by the constitution. >> i don't think any of those restrictions are likely to be struck down by the supreme court. may be the biggest is the right to carry concealed weapons on the street. the supreme court said the right to bear arms is the right to carry arms but didn't make conditions. it's important to me the supreme court will say the government can require a license for anyone who wants to carry a gun
not any weapon is appropriate for self defense in the home. all the supreme court said is that you have a right to have a handgun in your home for self defense. they didn't say you have a right to have any kind of gun like an assault weapon and didn't say you have any right to take that gun out on to the public street and carry it with you. there are still a lot of questions to be answered by the supreme court on the scope of the second alternate. at least today as we understand it it does not...
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16 years ago congress enacted and the president signed into law the so-called defense of marriage act stewing governmental discrimination against gay couples we defining for federal purposes a marriage as an union between a man and a woman. on friday the supreme court announced it would weigh in agreeing to take a pair of cases challenging the definition of marriage. with me now to weigh in on what we can expect as gay marriage heads to high court as richard coraide former president ofe quality matters akhil reed amar. thank you for joining me. >> if legally married in a state like new york, the federal government cannot recognize your marriage. a number of couples sued and said that was unconstitutional, and that's the issue in the defensive marriage act case. in the other case, the proposition 8 case, a number of couples from california sued to overturn the proposition 8 which is the 2008 law which outlawed same-sex marriage after the courts said it was required. >> cenk: and so, akhil you're able to thread the needle. explain the constitutional difference between these cases and ho
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is basically putting a defense. >> the chinese put up a fence. we couldn't buy if it were a chinese enterprise. we can stop this because the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. has the final say on sensitive acquisitions. and so they cann stop the acquisition. tracy: that probably should have >> they should. tracy: thank you fobeing here. the coming collapse of china. it is coming. >> it is. tracy: we want to know wha you think about all this. here is our question tonight. is the u.s. still a superpower or will china be number one soon? log onto gerriwils.com and vote on the right hand side of the screen command we will share the results of the end of the show. coming up, is it the case of false advertising? "consumer repports" says the fod fusion is not as green as ford says it i. come on. we're going to have details trick from the magazine's mount next. ♪ [ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rat
is basically putting a defense. >> the chinese put up a fence. we couldn't buy if it were a chinese enterprise. we can stop this because the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. has the final say on sensitive acquisitions. and so they cann stop the acquisition. tracy: that probably should have >> they should. tracy: thank you fobeing here. the coming collapse of china. it is coming. >> it is. tracy: we want to know wha you think about all this. here is our question...
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, as well it seems. >> well, i was playing more than defense. unfortunately it feels like in the house the tail continues to wag the dog. you still seem to have a leadership on the republican side in the house led by speaker boehner and eric cantor who are dug in, continuing to say that they are not going to generate revenue through increasing tacker rates on the wealthiest 2% of this country. eric cantor said he would not bring the bill that is sitting over in the house having passed the senate to the floor that gives certainties to the middle class passing the tax cuts that we all agree needs to be extended right now. i'm hopeful ever hopeful that we can work together and have a balanced approach to deficit reduction to avoiding the fiscal cliff with revenue and spending cuts departments are willing to embrace so we can make sure we avoid this fiscal cliff and particularly raise the debt ceiling and avoid economic disaster. >> if that's the only particular issue to confront us next year if it is not wrapped up in this one negotiation as it sho
, as well it seems. >> well, i was playing more than defense. unfortunately it feels like in the house the tail continues to wag the dog. you still seem to have a leadership on the republican side in the house led by speaker boehner and eric cantor who are dug in, continuing to say that they are not going to generate revenue through increasing tacker rates on the wealthiest 2% of this country. eric cantor said he would not bring the bill that is sitting over in the house having passed the...
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third point, the internal defense budget and the dynamics of the internal defense budget also make the problem more difficult and more complicated. also require a longer term to address some of this. first of all, rising health-care costs, retirement costs, and inefficiency. each of those has its own individual complexities, but all are enormously important. the budget in defense is going to have to be addressed even if the top line is one that is a rational topline. in other words, we have entitlements in the defense budget now which are comparable to the entitlements that all of us know that we have got to deal with outside of the defense budget. my fourth point is that the debt and the fiscal picture make diplomacy and development in very poor countries of the world, as well as what has for years been called preventive defense -- it makes all of this more difficult and less feasible. thereby increases america's risk and increase its global instability. because we are not in a position to do things that we otherwise would be in a position to do. in terms of shaping the environment to
third point, the internal defense budget and the dynamics of the internal defense budget also make the problem more difficult and more complicated. also require a longer term to address some of this. first of all, rising health-care costs, retirement costs, and inefficiency. each of those has its own individual complexities, but all are enormously important. the budget in defense is going to have to be addressed even if the top line is one that is a rational topline. in other words, we have...
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defense secretary leon panetta added they put the safety of another american ahead of their own. the family of dr. joseph issued a statement tonight extenting their condolences to the family of navy seal petty officer nicolas check. they said they could not be more grateful for his sacrifice. bret? >> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. still ahead. getting hot under the collar over solar industry profits. first, assume the republicans and the democrats strike a fiscal cliff deal. what happens then? many of my patients still clean their dentures with toothpaste. but they have to use special care in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why i recommend using polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. neural speeds in
defense secretary leon panetta added they put the safety of another american ahead of their own. the family of dr. joseph issued a statement tonight extenting their condolences to the family of navy seal petty officer nicolas check. they said they could not be more grateful for his sacrifice. bret? >> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. still ahead. getting hot under the collar over solar industry profits. first, assume the republicans and the democrats strike a fiscal...
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we have a very bulleted defense budget that needs to be cut. eisenhower warned us a denture his final address that the military-industrial complex would destroy this country. that is where the cuts should come from. host: thank you for the call. a few programming notes for you today. james taylor will be at the national press club at 1:00. the singer-songwriter and guitarist will be talking about election reform at the national press club. you can catch that live on c- span and c-span radio. also, live at 7:00 p.m. at the university of virginia, mark warner sponsoring legislation to allow highly skilled immigrants into the united states. he will discuss his proposal at a forum hosted by the university of virginia at 7:00 p.m. right here on c-span. we are still taking your calls all morning on this issue of compromise or sticking to principles. from arkansas on the republican line, good morning. caller: i am calling about the republicans -- i think we have to bend on the fiscal bet. almost half of this country voted against president obama. the
we have a very bulleted defense budget that needs to be cut. eisenhower warned us a denture his final address that the military-industrial complex would destroy this country. that is where the cuts should come from. host: thank you for the call. a few programming notes for you today. james taylor will be at the national press club at 1:00. the singer-songwriter and guitarist will be talking about election reform at the national press club. you can catch that live on c- span and c-span radio....
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. >>> the defense department started planning for the roughly $500 billion in personnel cuts. the pin is not talking to the defense contractors of public plans. >>> the council made it clear that it's not following the mayor's lead on several issues. it was evident last night during a 13-hour meeting. the council voted against several bills. matt has more. >> reporter: the mayor appears to be concerned about the budget when it comes to a number of bills passed by the council yesterday and one thing that could put a hole is the plan by the council to lower speed camera fines. it passed last night and even though the mayor said the cameras are about safety, not mean, they generate a lot -- not money, they generate a lot of revenue and they could be close to $100 million the next four years. the mayor claims in total, the council passed bills to reduce the city's funding by $350 million that is over the next four years. the chairman of the council said the changes were important and they will be worked into the budget. >> some things done wrong and some things you wish were done
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speaker, are going to fall 50% on the defense department. we're asking the defense department, our men and women in uniform to bear the lion's share of that burden. i don't think that's right. i voted in favor of this hammer to take place, this hammer that was going to be so severe and so draconian, they would sit down to the table and agree as people who represent america should be able to do. but when they failed and we saw these defense cuts were going to come, mr. speaker, we brought out in may of last year, these last-minute negotiations in december drive me crazy, mr. speaker. i know you tell them on a regular basis, it doesn't have to be this way. it was may of 2012, seven months ago, that this house looked at the size of these defense cuts, looked at the impact that it would have on our men and women in uniform and their families we said there's a better way. we didn't kick the can down the road. we didn't say, oh, let's put these cuts off altogether. america doesn't have a spending problem. we don't need to control that side of the
speaker, are going to fall 50% on the defense department. we're asking the defense department, our men and women in uniform to bear the lion's share of that burden. i don't think that's right. i voted in favor of this hammer to take place, this hammer that was going to be so severe and so draconian, they would sit down to the table and agree as people who represent america should be able to do. but when they failed and we saw these defense cuts were going to come, mr. speaker, we brought out in...
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we have chairman baucus, chairman of the defense finance committee. we will talk about the budget negotiations going on now and the fiscal cliff. but what is really important is that senator baucus and the group working on tax reform will be some of the lead folks who are shepherding whatever kind of framework, hopefully, conduct of the fiscal cliff to help develop the beat goes on how to deal with tax reform. we lucky to have with us today chairman baucus. he has been thinking about these ideas for quite some time. he has a tremendous amount of expertise. he will talk about where the situation is. thank you, senator. [applause] >> thank you, maya. thank you to everyone for adding this together. very interesting set up. i do not know if there will be darts or spitballs on my back. it is good to be here and help in whatever way i can. first, i would like to commend erskine bowles and simpson further laserlike focus on this. you are engaging the american. you have drawn attention to the fiscal challenges that are threatening our future. many here today
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department of defense through u.s. africa commabbed is actively supporting the military planning effort through the provision of planning expertise. the broad strategic concept for that deployment is sound. more specific planning is under way to address the myriad operational details. the u.s. government is exploring options for supporting countries that contribute forces to the ecowas mission. this could include the provision of training and equipment to clints that would contribute fores to deploy as part of the international military force and additional planning and advidsery support. i'll stop for now and look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much, deputy assistant secretary for africa dory. i look forward to speaking more about this complex and challenging situation. first on the question of sequencing. all three of you. you spoke to the interrelated an complex challenges on the path toward restoring democracy dealing with humanitarian issues, addressing historic grievances in the north and resolving
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one is doma, defense of marriage act. this administration won't defend it in the courts. if that gets struck down, what does that say to cases where people have been allowed to marry in the same gender. what happens if doma gets struck down by the court, 5-4, whatever. >> the ridiculously named defense of marriage act would be gone. >> what would it mean to a person married? >> that would bemean couples married in those states would be recognized by the federal government. would mean we still have a lot of work to do and depending how they rule in the prop 8 case we still need other states to move forward with the right to marry. >> an honor to have you on and elizabeth, glad to have you back in a much bigger studio now. the republican establishment at war with his crazy wing, said they lost election because i ideologues pulled mitt romney too far to the right. wrong says the right ring, we lost because mitt romney wasn't right wing enough. the winner will determine whether the gop returns to the center or becomes a more fringy party. >>> two people get in the room. the p
one is doma, defense of marriage act. this administration won't defend it in the courts. if that gets struck down, what does that say to cases where people have been allowed to marry in the same gender. what happens if doma gets struck down by the court, 5-4, whatever. >> the ridiculously named defense of marriage act would be gone. >> what would it mean to a person married? >> that would bemean couples married in those states would be recognized by the federal government....
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>> near term we are in defensive. health care ihealth care in pard like in that area. we really like the farmers and the staples as a place to hang out. >> it still has a pretty good dividend on it. pfizer is still a relatively cheap stock as people are worried about the pipeline, etc. but actually think it is a healthy company that has been undervalued for some time. liz: once you're out of the bear suit, what are you going to buy? >> then we will buy supercold as the economic news gets a lot better. i want to own consumer supercold, industrials in particular would like. but even spread out into places like germany, china, emerging market that we have been buying the last couple of months. liz: chin steve has a china plae don't want to miss. 30 billion in assets under management. he is working his money, trust us. the closing belllin 50 minutes. a fall off the fiscal cliff will derail the programs helping the hosing recover. for the homebuilders worried? toll brothers is the 800-pound gorilla, they would know. a fox business exclusive with dogeared leaflets which tell
>> near term we are in defensive. health care ihealth care in pard like in that area. we really like the farmers and the staples as a place to hang out. >> it still has a pretty good dividend on it. pfizer is still a relatively cheap stock as people are worried about the pipeline, etc. but actually think it is a healthy company that has been undervalued for some time. liz: once you're out of the bear suit, what are you going to buy? >> then we will buy supercold as the...
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what this is as a conservative, defense is 16% of the budget. other 84% gets half a trillion, defense getting half a trillion. the democrats are welcoming this to happen. >> the guy who ran second to mitt romney, many argue now with -- i think this is -- republicans are running with tail between their legs, and they are a lighter blue. >> they are referred to as cheap democrats. neil: you are persona nongratta now. or party we knew is gone. >> i'm hoping that is not the case. i'm hoping we'll have new members come in. and you know, we -- just saw it, i got involved in not a fiscal thing but it had to do with a u.n. treaty that the left's to s to hoist on u.s. that thing was going to pass, we got involved, an organization that i run, patriot voices, we stirred up the pot, got people to pay attention. neil: you are a force, you are a very commanding force it would be in upper tier of perspective presidential candidate. >> i appreciate, that but point is, i do not say that to pat our organization on the back. neilback. >> i want voices of america t
what this is as a conservative, defense is 16% of the budget. other 84% gets half a trillion, defense getting half a trillion. the democrats are welcoming this to happen. >> the guy who ran second to mitt romney, many argue now with -- i think this is -- republicans are running with tail between their legs, and they are a lighter blue. >> they are referred to as cheap democrats. neil: you are persona nongratta now. or party we knew is gone. >> i'm hoping that is not the case....
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nobody is talking about cutting the defense budget. along with that, we should vigorously prosecute and investigate the reasons why the wars of tourists are going on. all the other worst been going on my whole lifetime since the early 70's. host: joseph has this on the twitter page -- from the new york times. no. 2 is killing the kennedy by bill are rarely. no. 4 is "no easy day," by mark owen. from atlanta, good morning to you. caller: i want to say this. the republican party keeps saying the president met all of these promises. any president a comes into office says what he wants to be for the country. when you have the house and congress and everybody purposely has their mind in the civil war days, everything you try to do, they are against the because of their minds, where their minds be. just like when the president was trying to get to rise, she has and permission from the fbi. they say she should have investigated the fbi. how will she looked at investigating the fbi? they look at silly stuff and people are supposed to believe i
nobody is talking about cutting the defense budget. along with that, we should vigorously prosecute and investigate the reasons why the wars of tourists are going on. all the other worst been going on my whole lifetime since the early 70's. host: joseph has this on the twitter page -- from the new york times. no. 2 is killing the kennedy by bill are rarely. no. 4 is "no easy day," by mark owen. from atlanta, good morning to you. caller: i want to say this. the republican party keeps...
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whether it be against complex football defenses or the problems of society. this is a simple lesson, one we all learn as children. it is what we need to do now. things could be harder. within $7 trillion of tax cuts will expire 27 days from today. adding to the spending cuts and tax increases and se sequestrat. it would be hard to find a single american not affected by these changes. you all know how serious this is. you believe, like me, he can't do this to prevent the fiscal crisis. the answer is not to extend everything and delay the spending cuts. that is not the answer. this is an opportunity, an opportunity to commit to a balance plan to put our national debt act down to sustainable levels. the united states i believe is that a critical junction. we can come together and show the world that we still have responsible actors. people are watching, do we still have it? i spent a few days last fall meeting with the european leaders meeting with finance ministers and the head of the european commission to try to get a sense of europe. they have got to find a
whether it be against complex football defenses or the problems of society. this is a simple lesson, one we all learn as children. it is what we need to do now. things could be harder. within $7 trillion of tax cuts will expire 27 days from today. adding to the spending cuts and tax increases and se sequestrat. it would be hard to find a single american not affected by these changes. you all know how serious this is. you believe, like me, he can't do this to prevent the fiscal crisis. the...
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non-defense mandatory makes up about $17 billion. can you explain the difference? guest: mandatory has to do with entitlement programs that beneficiaries are permitted to receive by law, and discretionary spending is where congress has an annual appropriation and has more flexibility year-to-ear on what to cut and what to raise. host: if the cut happens, let's begin with what is not on the table. what is exempted from sequestration when it comes to discretionary spending? guest: military pay, veterans' benefits, a lot of what would be called social welfare programs, like food stamps, or the snap. a social security, medicare is exempt. there are also federal salaries that cannot be effected. host: there are a lot of cuts that would go through it sequestration happens, but what are some of the big ones that people would notice? guest: in october, a ranking member of the house committee had detailed projections. remember, agencies have been prohibited from acting them out in detail, so a lot of projections come from congress and interest groups. this house appropriati
non-defense mandatory makes up about $17 billion. can you explain the difference? guest: mandatory has to do with entitlement programs that beneficiaries are permitted to receive by law, and discretionary spending is where congress has an annual appropriation and has more flexibility year-to-ear on what to cut and what to raise. host: if the cut happens, let's begin with what is not on the table. what is exempted from sequestration when it comes to discretionary spending? guest: military pay,...
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one is doma, the defense of marriage act. this administration will not defend it in the courts. if that gets struck down, what does that say to cases around the country where people have been allowed to marry in the same gender? chad, on that. what happens it doma gets struck down by the court, 5-4 or whatever? >> the ridiculously named defense of marriage act would be gone obviously. >> what would it mean to a gay person who is married? >> that would mean that couples who are married in those states as well as the district of columbia, their marriages would be recognized by the federal government. now, it would mean we still have a lot of work to do, and depending on how they rule in the prop 8 case, we would still need other states to move forward with the right to marry. >> right. >> thank you. it's an honor to have you on and your organization. elizabeth birch, we are in a much bigger studio. >>> the republican establishment is at war with its crazy wing. they say they lost the election because ideologues pulled mitt romney foo far to the right. that sounds reasonable. wrong
one is doma, the defense of marriage act. this administration will not defend it in the courts. if that gets struck down, what does that say to cases around the country where people have been allowed to marry in the same gender? chad, on that. what happens it doma gets struck down by the court, 5-4 or whatever? >> the ridiculously named defense of marriage act would be gone obviously. >> what would it mean to a gay person who is married? >> that would mean that couples who are...
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one in san francisco, a lot of the cameras have actually been used by defense attorneys because they improve their client wasn't the person accused 06 of the crime. that is one thing the aclu may think about. and the other thing, let's not forget when you think of drones, everybody has cameras on cell phones and putting them up on the internet all the time. so, big brother is little brother. >> right. >>> california voters may be looking at the bright side of life. >> new numbers showing the state may be go in the right direction when it come to the economy. so, our political insiders sound off on what it all means. i remember the moment clearly. -i'll never forget that moment. woman: as long as i live. man: i realized, at that moment, when we first saw the damage, these people really needed us and i was going to make a difference, right here in my community. together with local responders, we cleared trees and collapsed walls. we had to get to the family trapped beneath. as a citizen-soldier, i made a difference. announcer: be there for your community, at nationalguard.com. up with
one in san francisco, a lot of the cameras have actually been used by defense attorneys because they improve their client wasn't the person accused 06 of the crime. that is one thing the aclu may think about. and the other thing, let's not forget when you think of drones, everybody has cameras on cell phones and putting them up on the internet all the time. so, big brother is little brother. >> right. >>> california voters may be looking at the bright side of life. >> new...
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that those defenses from within are weakening. >> mike, the president and speaker boehner apparently did have a telephone conversation last night. are we inching closer to a deal or is that too much of a grown-up christmas wish? >> it's really impossible to say. i think most people in this town would say if it were up to john boehner, he would cut the deal. there are a lot of indications of softening of positions from within republican ranks. i myself am not entirely convinced. i thin there are going to be a lot of hard core bitter enders, if you like, who are not going to vote for a tax increase under any circumstances within the house gop conference, and it could be a very ugly fight within the gop. so the fact that neither side is telling us anything, jay carney today 23r from the podium would not characterize it other than to confirm it took place. kind of ironic, people were taking that as a positive sign. >> mike viqueira delivering depressing news with a smile on his face. thank you, sir. stay with us. the day's "top lines" are coming up. [ male announcer ] it's that time of y
that those defenses from within are weakening. >> mike, the president and speaker boehner apparently did have a telephone conversation last night. are we inching closer to a deal or is that too much of a grown-up christmas wish? >> it's really impossible to say. i think most people in this town would say if it were up to john boehner, he would cut the deal. there are a lot of indications of softening of positions from within republican ranks. i myself am not entirely convinced. i...
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we need to do the defense authorization bill. we have to do something on spend, i hope, if the republicans move to we can get that done. we're going to work on this community banking thing now. so that covers most everything. i may have missed a thing or two but that's the general idea. christmas is two weeks from today. >> [inaudible] >> they said the support for the legislation -- >> you know this is -- everyone listen to this. we suddenly have republican votes on internet poker. two weeks before christmas. without being vulgar, what the hell would i put it on? that wasn't too vulgar. >> for people watching the process, cowl you describe what's possible with the fiscal cliff in the time we have left? >> we can do things very quickly. but this is not something we can do easily. it's -- at least as far as bill drafting goes. but until we hear something from the republicans, there's nothing to draft. so we can get things done quickly. i think it's going to be extremely difficult to get it done before christmas. but it could be don
we need to do the defense authorization bill. we have to do something on spend, i hope, if the republicans move to we can get that done. we're going to work on this community banking thing now. so that covers most everything. i may have missed a thing or two but that's the general idea. christmas is two weeks from today. >> [inaudible] >> they said the support for the legislation -- >> you know this is -- everyone listen to this. we suddenly have republican votes on internet...
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courts and public defense service act of 2011. i would like to thank senator joe lieberman, the chair of the senate homeland security committee which has jurisdiction over the district of columbia, particularly senator daniel akaka, the chair of the senate subcommittee on oversight and government management federal work force and the district of columbia. for author ushering the bill through a subcommittee and getting it passed with a voice vote. both senators lieberman and akaka are retiring this year. they each will leave with legacies of accomplishment to the nation, and both senator lieberman and senator akaka have always been good friends of the district. they will be very much missed in both chambers by all of us. but particularly by the residents of the district of columbia. s. 1379 is an important bill for the administration of justice in the district of columbia. it would allow the chief judge of the superior court or the court of appeals to delay judicial proceedings in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist attack,
courts and public defense service act of 2011. i would like to thank senator joe lieberman, the chair of the senate homeland security committee which has jurisdiction over the district of columbia, particularly senator daniel akaka, the chair of the senate subcommittee on oversight and government management federal work force and the district of columbia. for author ushering the bill through a subcommittee and getting it passed with a voice vote. both senators lieberman and akaka are retiring...
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they can huff and puff right now, but they are playing defense is what it gets down to. >> we talked about the options in our first read. they can file legal actions charging the process and violated the states and opened meetings act and overturned it bypassing a voter initiated law. are those two long shot options there? >> well, there will be a lot of litigation. no question about that. they will do everything they can in court and maybe that's the best chance of success. in terms of an initiative or referendum, the bill that passed the legislature innoculates the law for being challenged in a referendum. it's got an appropriation in it. i don't see a way you will get an initiative drive that could do anything before 2014 which is say regular election. there could be recalls, but guess what. today the republicans are voting on a bill to amend and reform the recall law here in michigan to make it tougher to recall legislators. >> that would box in any recall there. let me bring you in as well on this. there was an article that i read that discussed the labor mistake or the mistake
they can huff and puff right now, but they are playing defense is what it gets down to. >> we talked about the options in our first read. they can file legal actions charging the process and violated the states and opened meetings act and overturned it bypassing a voter initiated law. are those two long shot options there? >> well, there will be a lot of litigation. no question about that. they will do everything they can in court and maybe that's the best chance of success. in...
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. >>> dallas cowboys' defensive lineman josh brent is out of jail on bond of half a million dollars after the death of teammate jerry brown. brent was freed yesterday after been charged with intoxication manslaughter in a vehicle accident saturday. brent had a previous drunk driving arrest and faces up to 20 years in prison on this new charge. >>> let's get back to the weather and nbc meteorologist bill karins with the forecast. you are saying the snow is over, now rain? >> rain for the east coast. then the cold air will rush in. it's just -- we knew it was going to happen. >> great. good stuff. >> it was a matter of time. this is a pretty big storm, significant storm. this is one of those storms that changes the weather pattern for the winter. and now you wonder if the cold air is locked in place in the midwest and here to stay. so the storm itself is exiting, heading up toward buffalo. it will head up montreal to canada during the day. because of that storm pass, it's actually dragging warm up up the eastern seaboard. enjoy it while it lasts. we could see 60s as far north as boston toda
. >>> dallas cowboys' defensive lineman josh brent is out of jail on bond of half a million dollars after the death of teammate jerry brown. brent was freed yesterday after been charged with intoxication manslaughter in a vehicle accident saturday. brent had a previous drunk driving arrest and faces up to 20 years in prison on this new charge. >>> let's get back to the weather and nbc meteorologist bill karins with the forecast. you are saying the snow is over, now rain?...
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you have a defense that you have a bleeding defense sector stock. that will obviously be impacted greatly depending on what happens. if you look at lockheed martin over the last six-eight weeks, it really has held its own. it is trading in a fairly narrow range. it is trending near its all-time high. maybe a barometer of what they happen to some of these stocks depending on the fiscal cliff. maybe things will not be so bad. on the other hand, now you have a stock in a completely separate sector. locate gap stores. all of a sudden end of last week, we saw this huge drop. the stock down about 15%. liz: what is it about gap at this point? >> >> it has been on such a great rally. i think there is some sentiment that because they did not announce any sort of forward diviiend that some of the investors are disappointed. with this thursday coming out with november retail sales data, people are thinking it is maybe not so good much like people are saying at apple that people are taking money off the table, that may be the same story with gap. liz: one story
you have a defense that you have a bleeding defense sector stock. that will obviously be impacted greatly depending on what happens. if you look at lockheed martin over the last six-eight weeks, it really has held its own. it is trading in a fairly narrow range. it is trending near its all-time high. maybe a barometer of what they happen to some of these stocks depending on the fiscal cliff. maybe things will not be so bad. on the other hand, now you have a stock in a completely separate...
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the $1.2 trillion in force budget cuts on the defense department. plus the bush tax cuts. it means we are approaching the 2 trillion-dollar shock to the system. it is the best deal in transit at maximum of maximum spending cuts. the president is talking about two to one. twice as much tax hike is spending cuts. this inverted, it's the best deal for the republicans, both parties and the president agree, and they can't win anybody if we go ovethe fiscal cliff because that was the deathat they made. tracy: yes, it is crazy. i'm sure you will be talking about it. when you have coming up? >> we have john silva, chief economist at wells fargo to talk about what the new year holds in store for us in the economy. irrespective of the fiscal cliff, we are going to have $270 billion in tax hikes that start effective january 1. thank you, obamacare. nancy pelosi has said that if you want to find out what's in it, just pass it. we are finding out and we are going to have a terrific group of people, including john cruz, the vice president of hsbc, who is the whistleblower on the $1.9 bi
the $1.2 trillion in force budget cuts on the defense department. plus the bush tax cuts. it means we are approaching the 2 trillion-dollar shock to the system. it is the best deal in transit at maximum of maximum spending cuts. the president is talking about two to one. twice as much tax hike is spending cuts. this inverted, it's the best deal for the republicans, both parties and the president agree, and they can't win anybody if we go ovethe fiscal cliff because that was the deathat they...
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that's money that could have been news from defense to any other expenditures or. it is part of the budget question. host: gus in utah. caller: hi. i am a college student here at byu. we were driving the other day and a discussion on social security came up on the radio. "is social security going to be there for you and me?" i assumed i was protected. is that threatened in any way? why is there a debate on social security? is the right way to appease its constituents with entitlement programs? i'm worried on that. if you could clarify those issues. host: where is your mother? caller: she is 65 years old. i'm not really republican. host: we will take your question. guest: social security will be there. it is a court american program. the question is how much it would pay to you and your mother. president obama said that social security is not going to be able to pay full benefits. it would go down hypothetically by 25% for every man, woman, and chop receiving benefits at that time. that is not example. that is not acceptable. we have not had a discussion about socia
that's money that could have been news from defense to any other expenditures or. it is part of the budget question. host: gus in utah. caller: hi. i am a college student here at byu. we were driving the other day and a discussion on social security came up on the radio. "is social security going to be there for you and me?" i assumed i was protected. is that threatened in any way? why is there a debate on social security? is the right way to appease its constituents with entitlement...
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. >> the defense of marriage act, defining marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman. the court also announced it will decide where the california's proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, is constitutional. voters in california passed prop 8 four years ago but since then two courts have said it is unconstitutional. american's views on this issue have shifted rapidly, to where the majority of americans now support same-sex marriage. the cases will be heard in march. a ruling is expected in june. these decisions will have you judge for fairness in this country. one reporter described this case as the roe versus wade of gay rights. we have three special guests tonight. joining me now is richard, a former white house advicer to former president clinton and equality matters, a guy rights advocacy rights group. dustin, activist and award-winning screenwriter of the movie "milk." he's helped to lead the charge to overturn proposition 8. and jonathan capehart, opinion writer for "the washington post" and an msnbc contributor. let me thank you both for joining me tonight.
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gerri: with the defense cuts come if we do over the cliff, it will cost $100 million or over that? >> 137 million. gerri: would this put you into the red? >> it certainly could. we are still looking at obama's health care plan and what it will do to the state budget. the federal strings are tied. i asked the president about this. the federal funds that come down to the state as you may cuts -- we can still have the strength attached to it. it doesn't give leeway to meet your unique circumstances in our state. we are all different. different budgets, different employment rates, different constitutions, different laws. different styles of living and means within our budget. give us some flexibility. gerri: i expect you to be a little bit more upbeat about the fiscal cliff, but i have to tell you, you sound like a lot of people in washington today. concerns over whether these leaders can get together and find common ground and resolve this issue. it would be meaningful to stay like yours. governor, thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you, gerri. gerri: it's not just politicians
gerri: with the defense cuts come if we do over the cliff, it will cost $100 million or over that? >> 137 million. gerri: would this put you into the red? >> it certainly could. we are still looking at obama's health care plan and what it will do to the state budget. the federal strings are tied. i asked the president about this. the federal funds that come down to the state as you may cuts -- we can still have the strength attached to it. it doesn't give leeway to meet your unique...
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it is more of a defensive posture to say let's really make sure that we can continue to be a viable entity. tracy: it's interesting that you think obamacare could be part of the decision process. we are saying that we need to hold onto our own cash. the problem is you could be buying in at the market high points. >> well, if that is the only thing you are counting on is that company retirement needs, then you have a personal problem. [laughter] tracy: 46% of americans say they have saved less than $10,000 for retirement. >> that's right. the statistics are staggering. if you look at it in entirety, you think about where did all this come from, what is this notion of retirement. the three legged stool. pensions, iras, four o. one kays. all of that coming together. what is left anymore? pensions have been shut down companies. pensions are bankrupting municipalities. we talked about social security, it's ppobably not something that we can count on. it is really personal savings. when you look deeper at personal savings from these statistics are alarming. this generation an era that we have gr
it is more of a defensive posture to say let's really make sure that we can continue to be a viable entity. tracy: it's interesting that you think obamacare could be part of the decision process. we are saying that we need to hold onto our own cash. the problem is you could be buying in at the market high points. >> well, if that is the only thing you are counting on is that company retirement needs, then you have a personal problem. [laughter] tracy: 46% of americans say they have saved...
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pathetic defense. up next, the fiscal cliff. president obama is in campaign mode while republicans are considering -- well, considering. can the president pull off a historic victory? maybe, you're watching hardball. the place for politics. >> welcome back to "hardball." last night, john boehner met one-on-one to crunch a fiscal deal. tfts the first time the two men met alone like this since the summer of 2011. the president was in michigan speaking before autoworkers and selling his tax plan. >> if congress doesn't act soon, meaning the next few weeks, starting on january 1st, everyone is going to see their income taxes go um. it's true. you all don't like that. we can solve this problem. all congress needs to do is pass a law that could prevent a tax hike on the first $250,000 of everybody's income. everybody. [ applause ] that means 98% of americans and probably a hundred percent of ewe. >> some americans are slowly but steadily facing on the reality of fiscal americans. >> there is a growing group of folks that are looking a
pathetic defense. up next, the fiscal cliff. president obama is in campaign mode while republicans are considering -- well, considering. can the president pull off a historic victory? maybe, you're watching hardball. the place for politics. >> welcome back to "hardball." last night, john boehner met one-on-one to crunch a fiscal deal. tfts the first time the two men met alone like this since the summer of 2011. the president was in michigan speaking before autoworkers and...